Facile preparation of 3′oligonucleotide-peptide conjugates

The solid phase synthesis of 3′ deoxyoligonucleotide (17 mer)-peptide conjugates is described. The oligonucleotide is complementary to the template strand of the measles virus in the region of the nucleocapsid protein on the 60 nucleotide leader RNA. The conjugates were synthesized on teflon support using a combination of solid phase FMOC peptide chemistry and phosphoramidite chemistry linked by a branched modifier.